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Recent Examples of unionist from the Web

Against that, new border posts resulting from Brexit could be a target for sporadic attacks and entrench divisions between the unionist and nationalist communities, which remain, to an extent, distrustful of each other.

In 1908, 15,000 women marched in the streets of New York City; two years later, a conference of Socialists, unionists, and women’s activists from 17 countries committed to formalizing an annual International Women’s Day.

Doubtless, her position remains tenuous — her parliamentary majority rests on a fragile deal with Northern Irish unionists, and a crippling defeat in the Commons will quickly resurrect questions about her overall future.

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